Table 6.
Comparison of cumulative number of spinal changes in the thoracic and lumbar spine between climbers and controls (Th1-S1)
| Thoracic spinal changes | Lumbar spinal changes | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Climbers | Controls | p-value | Climbers | Controls | p-value | ||
| n = 15 | n = 15 | n = 15 | n = 15 | ||||
| Pfirrmann - N of IVDs per participant with grade ≥ 3 | |||||||
| 0 | 11 (73) | 5 (33.3) | 0.07 | 0 | 9 (60) | 5 (33) | 0.18 |
| 1 | 1 (7) | 3 (20.0) | 1 | 4 (27) | 5 (33) | ||
| 2 | - | 1 (6.7) | 2 | 2 (13) | 5 (33) | ||
| 3 | 2 (13) | 2 (13.3) | 3 | – | – | ||
| 4 | 1 (7) | 1 (6.7) | 4 | – | – | ||
| 5 | – | 2 (13.3) | 5 | – | – | ||
| 6 | – | 1 (6.7) | 6 | – | – | ||
| Modified Endplate defect score - N of levels per participant with grade ≥ 2 | |||||||
| 0 | 9 (60) | 3 (20.0) | 0.38 | 0 | 12 (80) | 9 (60) | 0.43 |
| 1 | 2 (13) | 6 (40.0) | 1 | 2 (13) | 3 (20) | ||
| 2 | 2 (13) | 2 (13.3) | 2 | - | 2 (13) | ||
| 3 | 1 (7) | 2 (13.3) | 3 | 1 (7) | 1 (7) | ||
| 4 | - | 1 (6.7) | 4 | – | – | ||
| 6 | - | 1 (6.7) | 5 | – | – | ||
| 7 | 1 (7) | – | 6 | – | – | ||
| Modic - N of levels per participant with grade ≥ 1 | |||||||
| 0 | 12 (80) | 14 (93.3) | 0.6 | 0 | 14 (93) | 14 (93) | 1.00 |
| 1 | 3 (20) | 1 (6.7) | 1 | 1 (7) | 1 (7) | ||
| Schmorl's Nodes - N of vertebrae per participant with positive findings | |||||||
| 0 | 13 (86) | 9 (60) | 0.38 | 0 | 11 (73) | 11 (73) | 1.00 |
| 1 | 1 (7) | 2 (13) | 1 | 3 (20) | 2 (13) | ||
| 2 | – | 2 (13) | 2 | 1 (7) | 2 (13) | ||
| 3 | – | 1 (7) | 3 | – | – | ||
| 5 | 1 (7) | 1 (7) | 5 | – | – | ||
| Apophyseal Injury - N of vertebrae per participant with positive findings | |||||||
| 0 | 14 (93) | 15 (100) | 1.00 | 0 | 14 (93) | 14 (93) | 1.00 |
| 1 | 1 (7) | – | 1 | 1 (7) | 1 (7) | ||
| Spondylolisthesis - N of vertebrae per participant with positive findings | |||||||
| 0 | 15 (100) | 15 (100) | N/A | 0 | 15 (100) | 14 (93) | 1.00 |
| 1 | – | – | 1 | – | 1 (7) | ||
For categorical variables n (%) is presented